Strewthcobber's latest activity
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Strewthcobber replied to the thread RWC 2027 Australia.Pretty much yep. Aus, NZ and GB tier 1. Can swap between the Tiers easily, but not between the Tier 1s -
Strewthcobber replied to the thread Wallabies 2025 Spring Tour.In retrospect, Tom Wrights injury at min 3 in Cape Town was massive for how the team has gone. We're not going to find someone with...
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Strewthcobber replied to the thread RWC 2027 Australia.Kind of true of the union teams too, no? 54 out of 70 Samoan and Tongan RWC players born overseas. This is just the story of the PI...
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Strewthcobber replied to the thread Wallabies 2025 Spring Tour.In addition to Skelton, JOC (James O'Connor), Hooper and Ikitau, what's Bell, Gleeson and Tupou's availability?
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Strewthcobber replied to the thread New "LIV Style" Global Rugby League.Was that ever a real "plan"? Or was it just PVL making sure Hamish McLennan knew where the real power was after HM got all aggressive...
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Strewthcobber replied to the thread Refereeing decisions.(I'm mostly being facitious now) Under the laws of the game, the halfback would be ruled offside, for being in front of the last feet...
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Strewthcobber replied to the thread Refereeing decisions.The ball isn't out of the ruck when it's lifted. Or at least that's not what the law book says. (I know practically that refs say that...
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Strewthcobber replied to the thread Refereeing decisions.I understand that. But the ball is still in the ruck. The law says no player may handle the ball while it's in the ruck. There's no...
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Strewthcobber replied to the thread Refereeing decisions.There's nothing in the laws that permit this. Like I said, it was correctly awarded, under current interpretations. I'm happy enough...
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Strewthcobber replied to the thread 2025 Bledisloe Cup Series.QC (Quade Cooper) has gone full Campo. Amongst a few other observations on Edmed which have got the headlines, was a pretty strong criticism of the...
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Strewthcobber replied to the thread 2025 Bledisloe Cup Series.Or option C? he felt our sport treated him so badly (Eddie Jones, Rebels, etc), that he decided he'd rather play another sport for less...
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Strewthcobber replied to the thread Refereeing decisions.I actually think the most problematic try was Ikitau's one awarded (correctly, under current interpretations) at 65 mins. The ball is...
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I mean I’ve hated it since 2022. I’ll keep shouting at clouds.
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Strewthcobber replied to the thread Refereeing decisions.I don't think there's any desire to "fix it". The new guidance and law only came in 2022
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Strewthcobber replied to the thread Refereeing decisions.Law 9.22 is what you are talking about - the Flying wedge law. I don't particularly like it, but the guidance on this is one additional...
